Man sought in suspicious fires cleared

Aug. 20, 2013

Updated 2:43 p.m.

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A light breeze blows the caution tape surrounding a suspected arson fire on Blue Sky Road in Anaheim Hills. The fire was one of three fires investigators believe were set intentionally Monday in the Anaheim Hills and Yorba Linda areas. BRUCE CHAMBERS, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Monday afternoon, a firefighter shovels dirts on a flare-up of a brush fire near homes in the 7800 block of East Viewrim Drive, Anaheim Hills. The fire was one of three that burned Monday afternoon. Investigators believe they were intentionally set. BRUCE CHAMBERS, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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According to Anaheim Police Department's Sgt. Bob Dunn, about 4 acres of brush burned for 25 minutes before about 35 firefighters from Anaheim Fire and Rescue and the Orange County Fire Authority were able to douse the flames. The fire was burning on a slope below homes in the 7800 block of East Viewrim Drive, Anaheim Hills. The fire is one of three that burned Monday afternoon. All three are believed to have been set intentionally. BRUCE CHAMBERS, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Fire caution tape remained Tuesday morning at the scene of a small brush fire on Copper Canyon Road and Via Lomas de Yorba in Yorba Linda. It was one of three fires investigators believe were set intentionally Monday in the Anaheim Hills and Yorba Linda area. BRUCE CHAMBERS, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

According to Anaheim Police Sgt. Bob Dunn, nearby homes on Viewrim Drive were never threatened Monday because firefighters acted so quickly to extinguish the fire. BRUCE CHAMBERS, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Tuesday morning, a resident jogs past the scene of an 1-acre brush fire on Blue Sky Road, Anaheim Hills. The area burned Monday afternoon and is one of three fires investigators believe were set intentionally in the Anaheim Hills and Yorba Linda areas. BRUCE CHAMBERS, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Fire caution tape remained Tuesday morning at the scene of a small brush fire on Copper Canyon Road and Via Lomas de Yorba in Yorba Linda. It was one of three fires investigators believe were set intentionally. BRUCE CHAMBERS, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Anaheim firefighters help each other suit up Monday on East Viewrim Drive, Anaheim Hills, adding rolled-up field hoses to their kits as they head for a brush fire near homes. BRUCE CHAMBERS, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

According to Anaheim Police Department's Sgt. Bob Dunn, about 4 acres of brush burned for 25 minutes before about 35 firefighters from Anaheim Fire and Rescue and the Orange County Fire Authority were able to douse the flames. BRUCE CHAMBERS, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

A light breeze blows the caution tape surrounding a suspected arson fire on Blue Sky Road in Anaheim Hills. The fire was one of three fires investigators believe were set intentionally Monday in the Anaheim Hills and Yorba Linda areas.BRUCE CHAMBERS, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

A man sought in connection with a series of suspicious fires Monday afternoon has been questioned and cleared as a “person of interest,” authorities said.

Investigators had released a photo of a man they wanted to speak to after he was spotted by a witness near the area where the fires were started, officials said.

Firefighters responded to three fires in Anaheim and Yorba Linda that were believed to have been intentionally set Monday afternoon.

“They are still looking for a possible suspect,” said Lt. Jeff Hallock of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

Firefighters with the Anaheim Fire Department and the Orange County Fire Authority responded to the three fires between noon and 3:45 p.m.

Four acres burned near East View Drive in Anaheim. A one-fourth-acre fire was set at Copper Canyon Road and Via Lomas de Yorba in Yorba Linda, and a 1-acre fire near Blue Sky Lane was also under investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Orange County Crime Stoppers at 855-TIP-OCCS, or 855-847-6227. Tips can also be submitted online at occrimestoppers.org.

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